“Her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities…. In the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shallContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Desolation of the Earth—Chapter 41, Part 1”
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The Great Controversy: Can Our Dead Speak to Us?—Chapter 34, Part 3
All who indulge sinful traits of character, or willfully cherish a known sin, are inviting the temptations of Satan. They separate themselves from God and from the watchcare of His angels; as the evil one presents his deceptions, they are without defense and fall an easy prey. Those who thus place themselves in his power littleContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Can Our Dead Speak to Us?—Chapter 34, Part 3”
Vipers: Fatal Security
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8, 9 KJV). He [John the Baptist] saw his people deceived, self-satisfied, and asleepContinue reading “Vipers: Fatal Security”
Tares
“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also”Continue reading “Tares”
The First Temptation
Satan lied to the woman (Eve). He tempted her to sin in order to live. He waited until she was weak and vulnerable and alone. Eons later, he did the same thing to Jesus Christ. The first time he disguised himself as a wise serpent that charmed the woman. The second time he disguised himselfContinue reading “The First Temptation”